Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-05-05
HOUSE OF C0NuON%.
The Dillon Matter Under Discu>sion-A
sea. ational scene on the Floor OF the
House.
LONDON. Nav 1

n Hon. ". ii. Smlth, nr>t lord ot the
treasury, announced in the House Of Com
m M TINS afternoon that the government
hat resolved that the statement by thv. Lon
don Times that Mr. Dillon told ii falsehood
while denying in the House that that paper ;
utJerauces concerning his alleged relations
with sheridan, the lnvincible. was breach
OF priviIe e. not sustained By pr, ,crdent
Couuuuiug. Smita s.li Ii wuuii be against
the dignity of thy House 10 summon the
Times editor 10 the lar without nr>t lrqulr-
lng lgtu the circumstances. Tnr gentlemen
below tue gang~ay, >ui adIed, ASKED that
select committee be constituted to inquire
forthwith into the allegation. pi the Tunes
The practice of the House had been IL iive>t
lyselt as far as possible Of "A cIAi duty. The
government thought that >uch committee
a. Was asked for wuuIG be untitted to consd-
er such grave questions as would nave 70 be
referred 10 il Tor decision, The g1vorlmens.
feeling II 10 be their Gu'y to endeavor 10
solve the question, had instructed the attor-
nty general ana such others as lie cared to
associate win him 70 prosecute the FINES
tor libel on Mr.. Dillon, vino Was AT liberty to
select such c uusel as he sAT lit. In conclu-
sion Smith urged the House to accept the
course pro Used
T. p. O'C1nror condemned the govern
ments proposal. He said he commiserated
~ So'er''iie"l ." rnV' "u''l'i''t'"i ""u ue
Ior collu,Ive action at law made by the
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v t''
Sneak mo- far NO. ba said that
NPe"NI"s io' t"e government "' sal" 'na'
NV az ~ =, va C',i''i' 60" 'i'
~ "i'iSi''e, "''PN i''''' es''N "S pay !"
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~" II, u "u-"' - oe Il" ."e ""cN ''ee'"ef'
lne ir'Sh 'ueh'"efS 'tJ''' NJ proposal "'
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Speaker Ieel lhe clerk OF me House
VIII p!e"se see ''"' muse "orus are taken
uowh'
tanner uehled 'ha' ne han u''u 'he words
lie repeated however that the Conservatives
were iot OF cads'
sNp' ''io" '''u opus
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81 " III 'ln"" 'i'' O0u'' N'""'"o'u '"e
governments proposal.
Slr Edward Ciark,sollcltpr general moved
d" a'i'e e'a''le"' " ,"e soN''n'''" proposal
~ 'tle e'ie,' u"a' ''e i'ouse u'u ""' eonsiuer
tne l""Vs e'a'''''"' C""oe'nI"s b''io"
oae"ol " p'l,ieKS' JNs'''yine ms ac''"n III
onr! '"g ,'ie a,"e"u'hr''
or EuN aru u'ci''eu 'here WAS no recofu
VI 81 nav 'een Ioii''''''eu u Gus
'ouN ioi n "'tno" vi PiNHeRe' sucn MS the
ar"oi VI 'ne ,''es ~ """ ailegeu 10 oe,
iiF az 'e' '''', ne anu 'he attorney genera
Nele responsioie 'or We au'lc' "h "uich 'he
"'einii'e,' ~ h"u "e'eu' ile Pr"Pos'u !" con
h'e ni,nSeH 10 '''e 'gal points OF 'he case
reS"f ulesS VI parry Poli'cs. ne theh quo'ed
pfec'ueh's 70 sho" 'ha' 'ne house was not
l"' prop uipuhai 10 ueAl with snch mat
'ers no corruption had oeeh alleged OF
member nor had any contempt OF the House
oteh eNu'o"'u such as han cohsttuten 'he
onehse ~ previous cases. ~hen breach OF
prmhege hau oeen cohmiued'
Inc course OF ,ne prosecution the sohcltor
genera saIu' couIu De lei' 10 such persons as
'"e ms" 'n''not's nlgn' nouhna'e' oo'h
V"u"c', @nn So"cl'ofS II me government
was a>N'" 70 fPPo'n' 'heh 'hey "onih inter
pose no otJ'c''h,
IN cohclnSloh' or hd"erd sllghtiy moai-
mfu y, his a'1t"""ehl' making real that inc
I'M "a